Egyptian mongoose vs Vegetable fern

Herpestes ichneumon compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian mongoose	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Diplazium
Species	Herpestes ichneumon	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian mongoose	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal